Review of The Spectacle Maker

. . . an Evil cleric who allows an elderly tradesman to walk on the wild side, setting a poor example for his grandson. The self-styled clergyman taints Gramps by providing him with a Book of Black Magic, enabling him to become wealthy with ill-gotten gold (currently going for about $1,800 per ounce!). While some lotharios will sell their souls for a pound of flesh, Grandpa demands cold hard glittering coin, and he won't settle for a mere 30 pieces of silver. Leaving his young ward alone for days on end at least twice as he pursues his filthy lucre--despite the lad's pre-existing conditions--the greedy geezer somehow entices Old Scratch--billed as "the Man in Black"--to perform further Satanic Sorcery tricks to enable him to evade a just fate. Obviously, this fiasco emanated from the House of the Groaning Fat Cat One Per Centers.